As you consider the details for your wedding ceremony, let your emotional side influence musical decisions. While writing this article, I listened to a ton of ceremony songs and my emotions certainly got the best of me on a few… The good news being I now know what to play at my upcoming wedding.

Give thoughts towards the mood you want to establish, as this is a great way to set the tone for your wedding. BestBinuralBeats.org studies music therapy and cognitive musical effects. They say:

Music. It makes us smile; it excites us and makes us dance; it brings us to tears. A simple piece can bring back a memory in full relief; we actually feel we’re there. And it can change our mood within minutes – or instantaneously.

As weddings are always happy occasions, we like to direct our customers towards uplifting music with major tones and delightful rhythms. The following selections consider traditional, contemporary, religious, and popular songs that we feel are great options.

Your own unique preferences are important here as well. “Salted Wound” by Sia, for example, might get the vote from the 50 Shades of Grey lovers out there, where as a Bob Marley song might work best on a beach wedding:

Processional Music (Entrance Music)

Before the bridal party enters, it’s nice to offer some sounds to fill the room while your guests enter. These are usually a selection of heart-warming songs, a little slower in tempo, calming, and happy.

Once the wedding ceremony is about to begin the songs you hear might be simply an extension of music that has been playing while guests were arriving. Other times, it is hand selected by the bride and groom, particularly the song they walk down the aisle to.

Recessional Music (Exit Music)

YOU DID IT! Congratulations, you are now husband and wife. Now you get to walk back up the aisle to the celebratory tones that will echo the huge event that just took place. Couples often go for recessional songs that are more upbeat. This creates excitement and can also help get your guests into party mode.

I do agree on you, choosing for a wedding music/songs needs to be emotionally related or significant to both of you as a couple so that while you are walking down the aisle the increase of excitement and reminiscing of happy memories when you both are still on the boyfriend/girlfriend status will rewind in your memory that makes you more excited to be his wife and vice versa.

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